Celebrating Lay Ministry

28 June 2022

Chelmsford Cathedral hosted our Lay Ministry Celebration service on Saturday afternoon to celebrate a pray for all lay ministries in Chelmsford Diocese.  

During the service, Bishop Guli licensed new Licensed Lay Ministers and people were welcomed into a variety of other lay ministry roles. Piers Northam, Licensed Lay Minister at St Mary Latton, Harlow, preached at the service.

The service was a celebration of people starting ministries as:

  • Licensed Lay Ministers
  • Spiritual Companions
  • Lay Pioneers
  • Spiritual Evangelists

Our new Licensed Lay Ministers

Our new Licensed Lay Ministers are:

  • Sandra Baines serving at St Andrew’s, South Shoebury
  • Sally Johnson serving at St Peter in the Forest, Walthamstow
  • Martin Roscoe serving at St John’s, Colchester
  • Jacqui Light serving in the Canvey Island Team Ministry
  • Rosalind Coleridge serving in the Great Baddow Team Ministry
  • Liz Dixon serving at St Mary’s, West Bergholt
  • Catherine Benbough serving in the Billericay and Little Burstead Team Ministry

You can see photos and read about them at www.chelmsford.anglican.org/lay-ministry-celebration

Photos

The pictures below, taken after the service, with Bishop Guli, Bishop Lynne and Bishop John:



More information

Discover more about lay ministers in Chelmsford Diocese at  www.chelmsford.anglican.org/vocations